A review by jedbird
Jean and Johnny by Beverly Cleary

4.0

My least favorite of Mrs. Cleary's teen books. Johnny is a hottie, Jean is a regular person. Jean makes a fool of herself over Johnny, eventually grows a spine, and then goes out with a guy she isn't attracted to because at least he's nice. The story is an encouragement for teen girls to be realistic and aim to date people who aren't wildly better-looking than themselves, which isn't wrong, but it isn't a very romantic story either.

However, the rebound guy actually seems like fun, so...